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crier

American  
[krahy-er] / ˈkraɪ ər /

noun

  1. a person who cries.

  2. a court or town official who makes public announcements.

  3. a hawker.

crier British  
/ ˈkraɪə /

noun

  1. a person or animal that cries

  2. (formerly) an official who made public announcements, esp in a town or court

  3. a person who shouts advertisements about the goods he is selling

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • undercrier noun

Etymology

Origin of crier

1250–1300; Middle English criere < Old French. See cry, -er 1

Example Sentences

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“I’m not a big crier, but I just lost it.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“I’m not a big crier, but I just lost it,” Rowell said of the moment he learned of the gift, calling it a validation of his and his team’s work.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Sometimes, there's no one at home, I cry and it seems to get easier, even though I'm not a crier. I'm 88 years old, I've already lived my life."

From Barron's

The ignoble battle ends when a neighbor, Mrs. Prothero, shouts that her house is on fire, “announcing ruin like a town crier in Pompeii.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"My mum cried when she found out... and she's not crier. She was so happy, because she knows it's my dream festival."

From BBC

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